Lincoln, Abraham, sixteenth President, as President-Elect

Printed check signed ("A. Lincoln"), drawn on the Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Springfield, 8 February 1861, accomplished by Lincoln in favor of F. E. Payne for $1.00, printed in blue ink on paper (2 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.; 71 x 202 mm), decorative vignette of Great Western Job Office at left border; neat cancellation slips.